Prof. Esther Duflo discusses what drives fertility decisions. Topics include family planning, population growth, quality-quantity trade off, and China’s one-child policy, among other topics. Recorded 2011.
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Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 02 — What is a Poverty Trap?
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In this lecture, Prof. Esther Duflo discusses nutrition as a hidden trap. Recorded 2011.
Banerjee & Duflo: 14.73 Lecture 08 — Health: Low Hanging Fruit?
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